MEET US AT EVENTS
SSbD Conference: Accelerating the Industrial Transition
Hosted by the European Commission and the European SSbD Community, the 6th Stakeholder hybrid event, "Safe and Sustainable by Design: Accelerating the Industrial Transition" Conference will take place on Thursday, 19 March 2026, from 08:30 to 18:00 (CET).
This conference will bring together the European SSbD community, including industry leaders, policymakers, researchers and innovators from across Europe. The event will focus on the Commission Recommendation revising the SSbD Framework and the role of the SSbD approach in accelerating the industrial transition. Participants can join physically at the Albert Borschette Conference Centre as well as across Europe via live stream that begins promptly at 08:30 a.m.
Objectives
This summit highlights policy, scientific innovation, and industrial application.
Exploring Revised Framework: Exchange experiences and learn about the newly revised European Commission Recommendation on SSbD chemicals and materials (officially adopted mid-February).
Discovering Innovations: Dive into real-world showcases and breakthroughs straight from ongoing Horizon Europe projects.
Industrial Transformation: Discuss the critical role the SSbD approach plays in driving change, mapping out both the opportunities and the challenges of wider uptake at national and regional levels.
Empowering SMEs and Companies: Help kick-start the Commission’s work on the new EU Innovation and Substitution Hubs (announced in the Chemical Industry Action Plan) designed to assist companies in developing, testing, and scaling up SSbD innovations.
Draft Agenda is available to read here.
Online registration will remain open until 17 March.
Safe and Sustainable by Design – Networking of Horizon Europe Projects
On 20 March 2026, the European Commission will host an exclusive, invitation-only networking event for Horizon Europe projects focused on the Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) framework. Held at the Albert Borschette Conference Centre in Brussels, Belgium, this gathering will offers a fruitful platform for industry experts and leading scientists to connect, collaborate, and share their latest research and innovation milestones.
Dr. Stella Stoycheva (Yordas Group) will be on-site representing the AlChemiSSts project at this exclusive gathering.
In-person Workshop: Co-Creating Integrated Impact Assessment for SSbD
Organised by SUNRISE, AlchemiSSts, INTEGRANO, and INSIGHT at ANTHOS’26
Co-Creating Integrated Impact Assessment for SSbD: Demonstration of SUNRISE Integrated Impact Assessment Approach & Exchange with the RES-22 Sister Projects
SUNRISE is organising its second co-creation workshop, continuing the stakeholder engagement and methodological development process initiated during the first event in February 2025. The session focuses on testing and refining the Tier 1a of the Integrated Impact Assessment Approach (IIAA), a multi-tiered framework supporting Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) decision-making for advanced materials.
Time & Duration
13:30–15:00 (90 minutes)
Workshop Agenda
ANTHOS’26
Following on from ANTHOS’24 in March 2024, the second edition of this EU-funded-projects driven event ANTHOS’26 – Advanced (Nano)Materials and Technologies: From Needs to Solutions will take place from 9 March - 11 March 2026 in Vienna, Austria.
Objectives
ANTHOS’26 promotes the advancements in technological innovation & research results on Safe-and-Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) for advanced/innovative materials (AdMa). This conference serves as a platform for bringing together leading experts in SSbD and AdMa from projects funded at regional, national and/or European/international level and relevant initiatives/partnerships (e.g., NSC Community, INISS-nano, IAM4EU, IRISS SSbD community, ATIMA community).
Furthermore, representatives of key international stakeholder groups (European Commission, OECD, EFSA, ECHA, national ministries, industry…), as well as relevant associations and initiatives shall interact with the community. Together with all other engaged and collaborative projects, Alchemissts will also co-organise this impactful event!
Registration
In-Person: Seats for physical attendance are limited. Registration is currently open and will close immediately once the maximum venue capacity is reached.
Virtual Participation: For those unable to travel to Vienna, registration for virtual participation will open in January 2026.
Detailed Programm
For further details on the venue logistics and the complete agenda, please consult the official event portal: